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William Russo Transcription and Arrangement of Duke Ellington's First Concert of Sacred Music, ca. 1967-68
- Notes
- Russo stated that Duke Ellington loaned him the music in 1967-1968
- William Russo was the Director of the Contemporary American Music Program at Columbia College, Chicago. Active in music from 1947 until his death in 2003, he toured Europe as the leader of a quintet; lived in London, where he conducted the London Jazz Orchestra and worked with the BBC; and lived and taught in New York and Chicago. Russo was noted in the fifties as a composer of experimental music for Stan Kenton's orchestra and Third Stream Music for the Russo orchestra. He has been a trombonist, composer, arranger, and conductor
- Summary
- Full conductor score, orchestral parts, and choral parts to "In the Beginning God," "Tell Me It's the Truth," "The Lord's Prayer," "Ain't But the One"
- Cite as
- William Russo Transcription and Arrangement of Duke Ellington's First Concert of Sacred Music, 1967-1968, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1967
- 1967-1968
- ca 1967-68
- 20th century
- creator
- Russo, William 1928-2003
- composer
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Subject
- Columbia College (Chicago) Contemporary American Music Program
- Local number
- 1991.3019 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Dr. Theodore Shell Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera, 1933-1990
- Notes
- Dentist and amateur photographer, Theodore Shell graduated from Shaw University in 1937 and served 5 years in the military during WWII. He received his dentistry degree from Howard University in 1950 and founded chapter 90 of the Duke Ellington Society in the late 1950s
- Summary
- Periodical articles, news clippings, concert programs, radio transcripts, personal correspondence, broadsides, photographs, and pencil sketches collected by Dr. Shell. The material documents part of Duke Ellington's music career, especially ca. 1940-1974
- Cite as
- Dr. Theodore Shell Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera, 1933-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1940
- 1975
- 1933-1990
- 1940-1980
- 20th century
- 1940-1990
- 1940-2000
- collector
- Shell, Theodore Dr (dentist)
- Subject
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Local number
- 1993.3189 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera, 1924-1990
- Notes
- Businessman and Ellington enthusiast, Robert Udkoff was born in Chicago and first heard Duke Ellington perform at Chicago's Oriental Theater in 1928. In 1932 he established a cordial relationship with Ellington that lasted until Ellington's death in 1974
- Summary
- Photographs, event programs, periodicals, cassette audio tapes, correspondence, TV program scripts and pamphlets documenting Duke Ellington's career as a musician, 1924-1974, and his legacy after his death
- Cite as
- Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera, 1924-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1924
- 1924-1990
- 20th century
- 1960-1970
- 1940-2000
- 1920-1940
- collector
- Udkoff, Robert (businessman) 1918-
- Subject
- Ellington, Mercer Kennedy (musician) 1919-1996
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Swedish Music Academy
- Local number
- 1990.3182 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Herman Leonard Photoprints, 1948-1993
- Notes
- Herman Leonard was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and served as a military photographer in Burma during World War II. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University and is best known for his photographs of jazz musicians. His 1988 premiere London photograph exhibit was entitled "Images of Jazz."
- Summary
- Eighty-four black-and-white silver gelatin photoprints depicting jazz musicians between 1948 and 1991. Artists include Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk
- 2006 addendum: twenty additional black-and-white silver gelatin images of jazz musicians, including Billie Holiday, Wynton Marsalis, Billy Strayhorn, and Lena Horne
- Cite as
- Herman Leonard Photographic Collection, 1948-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1948
- 1948-1993
- 20th century
- 19th-20th century
- donor
- Leonard, Herman 1923-2010
- collector
- Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Subject
- Armstrong, Louis 1900-1971
- Bennett, Tony 1926-
- Blakey, Art 1919-1990
- Camero, Candido 1921-
- Cole, Nat King 1917-1965
- Davis, Miles
- Eckstine, Billy
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Getz, Stan 1927-1991
- Gillespie, Dizzy 1917-
- Haig, Al 1924-1982
- Heath, Percy 1923-2005
- Holiday, Billie 1915-1959
- Horne, Lena
- Marsalis, Wynton 1961-
- Monk, Thelonious
- Parker, Charlie 1920-1955
- Roach, Max
- Russell, Curly
- Sims, Zoot
- Sinatra, Frank 1915-1998
- Strayhorn, Billy (William T.) 1915-1967
- Terry, Clark
- Washington, Dinah 1924-1963
- Young, Lester 1909-1959
- Local number
- 1992.3026 (NMAH Acc.)
- 2006.3064 (NMAH Acc.)
- 2006.3065 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Betty McGettigan Collection of Duke Ellington Memorabilia, ca. 1969-1986
- Notes
- Betty McGettigan met Duke Ellington while coordinating a benefit concert for the California Youth Symphony, ca. 1969. Shortly thereafter, she began working with him as a writer/secretary, especially on the opera QUEENIE PIE
- Summary
- The bulk of this collection consists of materials pertaining to QUEENIE PIE, a comic opera in seven scenes. Also included are publicity, correspondence for the opera, Ellington's autobiography MUSIC IS MY MISTRESS, and a script for the Ellington work, MY PEOPLE
- Photographs: Include 18 black-and-white prints, 1969-74: 9 from Mar. 9, 1969 concert of California Youth Symphony Orchestra with Duke as guest, Foothill College, Los Altos; 2 from Bibmbo's Club, San Francisco, Dec. 1969; 3 bust portraits of Duke; 1 of Duke with a friend (Ron Collier?); 3 copies of a publicity shot of Duke at the piano (one is color). Photographers are Doug Rider, Fred English, Ken Yim of the Palo Alto Times, and Sepia Magazine
- Cite as
- The Betty McGettigan Collection of Duke Ellington Memorabilia, ca. 1969-1986, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1969
- 1969-1986
- ca 1969-1986
- collector
- McGettigan, Betty
- photographer
- Rider, Doug
- composer
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- photographer
- English, Fred
- Yim, Ken
- Subject
- Collier, Ron
- Foothill College
- California Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Bimbo's Club
- Local number
- 1993.3148 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings, 1950-1970
- Notes
- Judge and collector of Duke Ellington ephemera
- Summary
- Eight commercial 33-1/3 r.p.m. recordings of music produced by Duke Ellington, with album covers autographed by Ellington to Judge Quealy; and a Christmas card from Ellington addressed to Judge Quealy
- Cite as
- William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings, 1950-1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1950
- 1950-1970
- 20th century
- collector
- Quealy, William H. Judge
- recording artist
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Local number
- 1990.3180 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Billy Strayhorn Ephemera Collection, 1965-1969
- Notes
- Composer, arranger, and pianist. Born in Dayton, Ohio and played with the Duke Elington Orchestra, ca. 1939-1967. Died in New York May 31, 1967
- Summary
- News clippings, black & white photographs, and an advertising book documenting some of the music activities of Billy Strayhorn and the Copasetics
- Cite as
- Billy Strayhorn Ephemera Collection, 1965-1969, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1965
- 1965-1969
- 20th century
- 1960-1970
- collector
- Morris, Gregory
- Gregory, Thelma
- Subject
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Strayhorn, Billy (William T.) 1915-1967
- Copasetic Club
- Local number
- 1990.3196 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Willie Smith Collection, 1945-1987
- Notes
- A leading alto saxophonist and arranger of the swing period. Born in Charleston, S.C.; performed with the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra (1929-1942) and Harry James Orchestra (1944-1964). He also performed briefly with Duke Ellington, 1951-1953
- Summary
- Correspondence, event programs, photographs, and music manuscripts documenting Smith's career as a jazz musician and arranger
- Cite as
- Willie Smith Collection, 1945-1958, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1945
- 1945-1987
- 20th century
- 1940-2000
- 1940-1990
- composer
- Smith, Willie (musician) 1910-1967
- Subject
- James, Harry 1916-
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Lunceford, Jimmie
- Harry James Orchestra
- Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra
- Local number
- 1990.3029 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Naomi Huber Brown Papers (Documenting Duke Ellington's Concert Tour of Asia), 1960-1963
- Notes
- Foreign service and cultural officer for Middle East and Asia. Served as the "advance man" for Ellington's 1963 tour
- Summary
- Black & white photographs, notes, autographed album cover to "Afro-Bossa," booking contract for Louis Armstrong, and an advanced publicity pamphlet. Records document the preparation and management of Duke Ellington's 1963 tour of Asia
- Cite as
- Naomi H. Brown Papers Documenting Duke Ellington's Concert Tour of Asia, 1963, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1960
- 1960-1963
- 1960-1970
- 20th century
- 1950-2000
- collector
- Brown, Naomi Huber
- Subject
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Armstrong, Louis 1900-1971
- Local number
- 1991.3150 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Jazz Oral History Collection, 1988-1990
- Summary
- Eight reel-to-reel audio tapes (7") describing the career of Duke Ellington: 5 tapes contain interviews with Leonard Feather, conducted by John Hasse, 1990/06/10, and 3 tapes of interviews with Sam Woodyard by Patricia Willard, 1988/05/30-31
- Cite as
- Jazz Oral History Collection, 1988-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1988
- 1988-1990
- 20th century
- collector
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History Division of Musical History
- interviewee
- Feather, Leonard
- Woodyard, Sam 1925-
- interviewer
- Hasse, John Edward 1948-
- Willard, Patricia
- collector
- Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Subject
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974
- Local number
- 1991.3158 (NMAH Acc.)
- 1991.3159 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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